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Benchmark headphone amp?

i have a benchmark media systems DAC1 that I am currently not using. It is also said to have a decent headphone amp. I though I might hook it up to my computer at work and invest in a set of headphones for my own little listening island in my sea of work. I have never had a headphone system before. Some headphones (e.g. hifiman) are said to need "hi quality" headphone amps. I was curious if anyone knew how the benchmark unit stacks up as a headphone amp and if it would be sufficient to drive a demanding set of headphones. Thanks in advance
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bigsam2 OP
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OK, thank you
bigsam2 OP
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Nickjn, thank you for offering to help!

I had not settled on a model. I just raised the possibility of the hifiman in my post because I knew it needed a hi quality headphone amp; if it was up to driving a hifiman, it should be up to driving most anything else.

That being said, I was thinking about the audeze LCD2. From what I had read, it sounds like it stacks up to much more expensive phones, and with their new LCD3 coming out, one might find a few on the used market. As this is my first venture into headphones, perhaps something cheaper might be a wiser choice, though (I just wanted to get something of good quality to sit back and enjoy and not worry about upgrading)

I live in KY and the only dealer for any well known brand (grado, beyerdynamic, sennheiser, audeze)I can find locally is a Best Buy that apparently sells sennheiser. Therefore, extensive auditioning won't be a possibility.
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